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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/002 (2013.01); A61N 2/006 (2013.01); A61N 2/02 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36032 (2013.01);
Abstract
Presented herein are tissue-stimulating prostheses that deliver magnetic stimulation to a recipient. The magnetic stimulation is delivered to the nerve cells through the use of one or more implantable magnetic stimulation coils, such as stimulation coils and/or extra-cochlear stimulation coils.